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News18 Lokmat launches special Diwali programming ‘Deepotsav’
Mumbai: It is that time of the year, where people across India gear up for the Festival of Lights which is celebrated as Diwali throughout the country. Be it children or adults, everyone’s busy planning in shopping various clothes, lighting up diyas, decorating rangolis at their homes and celebrating Diwali with their family and friends.
True to its tradition of always coming up with innovative and quality programs during Diwali, this year News18 Lokmat have bouquet of entertainment with lineup of programs which consist of music, dance, poetry recitation, food shows and celebrity interviews for its viewers between 4 and 6 November.
In “Deepotsav,” various artists would be performing fusion of folk and modern music, traditional Maharashtra culture would be depicted in “Maharashtrachi Lokdhara” through dance form along with other folk dances. Well known poets would be reciting poetries which would depict importance of Diwali in lives of people of India. Special traditional Diwali recipes would be prepared in food show with various chefs.
Celebrities like Subodh Bhave, Manjeri Bhave, Sonali Kulkarni, Prashant Damle, Kavita Lad would be sharing their Diwali memories and what is relevance of Diwali festival to them.
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News18 India to air Sabse Bada Dangal on 4 May counting day
Channel promises fastest results, live trends and analysis across five states.
MUMBAI: Ballots will do the talking and screens will do the shouting. As counting day approaches for high-stakes Assembly elections across West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry, News18 India is gearing up for an all-day broadcast of its flagship election show, Sabse Bada Dangal, on 4 May from 6 am onwards. The Hindi news channel plans to deliver continuous, real-time updates as votes are tallied, combining live counting data with on-ground reporting and studio analysis. With political fortunes set to shift through the day, the coverage will track every swing, surge and surprise as trends turn into results.
The broadcast will feature a mix of senior political leaders, analysts and experts, offering instant reactions and decoding the evolving electoral picture. Expect heated debates, quick takes and detailed breakdowns as the numbers settle across all five states.
For News18 India, counting day has long been a high-visibility moment. The network is banking on its reporting reach, editorial bandwidth and technology-driven coverage to stay ahead in what is often a fiercely competitive news cycle.
With multiple battlegrounds and shifting narratives, the day promises both drama and data in equal measure. And if all goes to plan, Sabse Bada Dangal will once again turn the counting of votes into prime-time spectacle.
